If you have not previously completed grade 11/12 math through a Canadian curriculum high school, you may need to write a math pretest to demonstrate that you meet prerequisites for certain math courses. Sign up in advance to write a test when you arrive at UVic.

Course registration begins in mid-June for both fall and spring terms and mid-March for summer term. Check out Program planning and course registration for information on selecting courses, structuring your schedule and planning your degree.

Every new student is invited to participate in the programs and events offered by UVic Orientation. Registration opens in June for September orientation activities, and in November for January orientation.

Graduate students

Chek out the following pages on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website to start your transition to life as a UVic graduate student:

First year engineering and transfer student information

The first year of the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Software Engineering programs have a common requirement in physics, mathematics, programming, design and academic writing and differ by only one course. In the first year, students take:

CHEM 150 Engineering Chemistry

CSC 111 Fundamentals of Programming with Engineering Applications

ENGR 110 Design and Communication I

ENGR 120 Design and Communication II

ENGR 130 Introduction to Professional Practice

ENGR 141 Engineering Mechanics

MATH 100 Calculus I

MATH 101 Calculus II

MATH 110 Matrix Algebra for Engineers

PHYS 110 Introductory Physics I

PHYS 111 Introductory Physics II

CSC 115 Fundamentals of Programming II – for students pursuing Bachelor of Software Engineering, during first year, this second programming course should be done in the January-April term. To make room for this, Chemistry can be done in second year.

The allocation of students into individual BEng and BSEng degree programs (biomedical, civil, ...) for their second year will be carried out on a competitive basis. To qualify for program declaration students must have completed at least 12.0 units of program requirements, have a C+ average and no individual course grade less than C. Every attempt will be made to accommodate students into their first area of choice, however, in the event that demand for any program is exceeded, admission to the second year of these degree programs will be based on academic performance.

For students attending university for the first time, we highly recommend a three-term schedule for the first year program. The three-term schedule allows students to consider other life commitments, family commitments, some extra-curricular, transition to the Victoria area, and/or transition to post secondary studies.

The first year of the program can be completed over three terms(Fall, Spring & Summer) or two terms (Fall & Spring). The summer term is designed to be lighter than the other terms in order to allow time to enjoy beautiful Victoria. When registration starts in June, you will register in both the Fall (September - December)and Spring terms (January - April) on your registration date and time. For those of you planning for the three-term first year, you will register for the Summer session in mid-March.

Playing a sport while studying? Are you trying to manage other significant demands on your time? – The three term first year program offers a reduced course load, but if you have another significant demand on your time, like playing a sport or being a care giver, then you might find that this is not enough of a reduced course load. We recommend that you meet with your program adviser to develop a custom program plan to help you achieve academic success while still meeting the demands of your other life obligations.

Check out the program planning page for two-term and three-term first year engineering schedule options.

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